Blessings for the Hebrew Month of Nisan
The 1st Hebrew Month of 5783 begins on the evening of
March 22 – April 21, 2023
March 22 – April 21, 2023
Nisan is the first month of the Hebrew year and is the beginning of the redemption cycle, preparing us for the seventh month when the Hebrew year changes. Nisan contains Passover (5 th April), the Feast of Unleavened Bread (April 6–12), and the Feast of Firstfruits (April 7–9 Good Friday, Saturday and Resurrection Sunday).
Nisan can also be thought of as a time of crossing over. The Israelites crossed the Red Sea during Nisan. Forty years later, Joshua led the Israelites across the Jordan River—also during Nisan.
1. This is the first of the months and the beginning of the redemption cycle (Exod. 12:1–2 [1]). It’s also the first month when we can, and should, announce and keep declaring there is a new beginning in Israel and
Canada.
2. It is also the month of the tribe of Judah. Judah goes first—first into warfare (see Judges 1:2 [2]; 20:18 [3]), and also first when moving to a new place. Judah was the first tribe in the order of procession when Israel moved in the wilderness (Num. 10:14 [4]). Judah also means “praise.” Praise is what will enable us to actually “cross over” into the new things
God has for us.
3. It’s the month in which spring often starts; the beginning of the month of direct light. Declare, our light is getting brighter. (See Isaiah 60; Luke 2:32 [5]; Isaiah 49:6 [6]; and Acts 26:18 [7].) Declare His light is shining even in the places that have been dark until now. “Arise and Shine for our light has come”. We are the light of the world.
4. It’s the month of Passover (starts on the 14th of Nisan = April 5–12). Passover is designed to help us enter into a richer experience of our great salvation in Jesus. We do this by examining the first Passover. Note the following things:
Deliverance. Israel was set free from Egypt. We need to remember and thank the Lord for where we came from. Peter was delivered from prison during Passover week (Acts 12). Expect a new level of deliverance.
A time of crossing over (first the Red Sea in Exodus 14, and then the Jordan River in Joshua 4–5).
Reproach is being rolled away (Josh. 5:9 [8]). Any old sense of failure that is still a part of our identity that is allowed to remain
will hinder us. Jesus wants to roll that off us. And remember, praise is the key. As you praise Him, old reproaches will roll off and away. The angels roll the stone away from the Garden tomb. Matthew 28: 2-4
New provision (Exod. 12:35–36 [9]; Josh. 5:10–12 [10]). Each Passover is a time when the Lord wants to bless us with new provision. Look for it and expect it!
5. It’s the month of redemption. (A price has been paid for us to be set free from each one of your “prisons.”) Let’s read Ruth, and see how Boaz bought back the property that had been lost for Ruth and Naomi, and how this brought Ruth into her destiny. Declare all is being unlocked and that we are moving into our destiny. Jesus has bought back our destiny at a great price.
6. It’s the month of the beginning of miracles. See Nehemiah 2:1 [11] and Esther 3:7 [12]. In both cases, the miraculous chain of events was set into motion during Nisan.
7. The month that sets the course for our future. The Lord wants the whole year to be one of victory, advance, and increase.
8. Every year, the spirit of God needs to blow on us during this month. Let’s ask the Holy Spirit to blow upon us for refreshing, for new revelation, and for a quickened understanding of what God is doing in this new season.
9. Linked to the constellation of Aries (the ram or the lamb). Jesus is the lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world (John 1:29 [13]). God provided a ram for Abraham to sacrifice instead of Isaac. He is Jehovah Jireh and God will provide (Gen. 22:14 [14]). Expect unusual sources of provision.
10. It is the month kings go to war; it’s a new year for kings. This is the year when Prince Charles is coronated King Charles III. God wants to “expand” us. Declare that plans and new beginnings shall begin to take place. Many of us have or will be fasting over the next few months. We are about to see the results.
11. The month of speech. If we speak negatively during this month, it will adversely affect us at a later stage. The seeds of negativity take root and will pull us backward. Conversely, our positive confessions will “grab the wind” and change the atmosphere. (See 1 Peter 3:9 [15]; 1 Samuel 1:17 [16]; 2:20–21 [17].)
12. It’s a time to put our best foot forward. We need to assess both where we are now and where we are headed.
13. The month of paying our taxes. We need to “learn to fish.” Jesus tells Peter to fish and a shekel will be found in the mouth of the fish to pay their temple tax. If we struggle to pay our taxes, let the Lord give us new and unusual means of supply. (See Matt. 17:27 [18].)
14. We must step forward this month. Don’t wait and hold back. Move ahead confidently in God. Numbers 33:3 (AMP) says, “The Israelites went out [of Egypt] with a high hand and triumphantly” and we declare that we also will go out with “the high praises of God in our mouths and a two edged sword in our hands; we will march right into the enemies camp, right into Canaan’s land”. The fruit is enormous!
References
[1] “Now the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, ‘This month shall be your beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year to you’” (Exod. 12:1–2).
[2] “And the Lord said, ‘Judah shall go up. Indeed I have delivered the land into his hand’” (Judg. 1:2).
[3] “Then the children of Israel arose and went up to the house of God to inquire of God. They said, ‘Which of us shall go up first to battle against the children of Benjamin?’ The Lord said, ‘Judah first!’” (Judg. 20:18).
[4] “The standard of the camp of the children of Judah set out first according to their armies” (Num. 10:14).
[5] “A light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of Your people Israel” (Luke 2:32).
[6] “I will also give You as a light to the Gentiles, that You should be My salvation to the ends of the earth” (Isa. 49:6).
[7] “To open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light” (Acts 26:18).
[8] “Then the Lord said to Joshua, ‘This day I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you’” (Josh. 5:9). The angel rolled the stone away Matthew 28: 2-4
[9] Now the children of Israel had done according to the word of Moses, and they had asked from the Egyptians articles of silver, articles of gold, and clothing. And the Lord had given the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they granted them what they requested. Thus they plundered the Egyptians” (Exod. 12:35–36).
[10] “Now the children of Israel camped in Gilgal, and kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the month at twilight on the plains of Jericho. And they ate of the produce of the land on the day after the Passover, unleavened bread and parched grain, on the very same day. Then the manna ceased on the day after they had eaten the produce of the land; and the children of Israel no longer had manna, but they ate the food of the land of Canaan that year” (Josh. 5:10–12).
[11] “And it came to pass in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was before him, that I took the wine and gave it to the king” (Neh. 2:1).
[12] “In the first month, which is the month of Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, they cast Pur (that is, the lot)” (Esther 3:7).
[13] “The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, ‘Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!’” (John 1:29).
[14] “And Abraham called the name of the place, The-Lord-Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, ‘In the Mount of the Lord it shall be provided’” (Gen. 22:14).
[15] “Not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing” (1 Pet. 3:9).
[16] “Then Eli answered and said, ‘Go in peace, and the God of Israel grant your petition which you have asked of Him’” (1 Sam. 1:17).
[17] “And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, and say, ‘The Lord give you descendants from this woman for the loan that was given to the Lord.’ Then they would go to their own home. And the Lord visited Hannah, so that she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile the child Samuel grew before the Lord” (1 Sam. 2:20–21).
[18] “Nevertheless, lest we offend them, go to the sea, cast in a hook, and take the fish that comes up first. And when you have opened its mouth, you will find a piece of money; take that and give it to them for Me and you” (Matt. 17:27).
(Note: The source material comes from a series of lectures given by Chuck Pierce [Glory of
Zion].
Nisan can also be thought of as a time of crossing over. The Israelites crossed the Red Sea during Nisan. Forty years later, Joshua led the Israelites across the Jordan River—also during Nisan.
1. This is the first of the months and the beginning of the redemption cycle (Exod. 12:1–2 [1]). It’s also the first month when we can, and should, announce and keep declaring there is a new beginning in Israel and
Canada.
2. It is also the month of the tribe of Judah. Judah goes first—first into warfare (see Judges 1:2 [2]; 20:18 [3]), and also first when moving to a new place. Judah was the first tribe in the order of procession when Israel moved in the wilderness (Num. 10:14 [4]). Judah also means “praise.” Praise is what will enable us to actually “cross over” into the new things
God has for us.
3. It’s the month in which spring often starts; the beginning of the month of direct light. Declare, our light is getting brighter. (See Isaiah 60; Luke 2:32 [5]; Isaiah 49:6 [6]; and Acts 26:18 [7].) Declare His light is shining even in the places that have been dark until now. “Arise and Shine for our light has come”. We are the light of the world.
4. It’s the month of Passover (starts on the 14th of Nisan = April 5–12). Passover is designed to help us enter into a richer experience of our great salvation in Jesus. We do this by examining the first Passover. Note the following things:
Deliverance. Israel was set free from Egypt. We need to remember and thank the Lord for where we came from. Peter was delivered from prison during Passover week (Acts 12). Expect a new level of deliverance.
A time of crossing over (first the Red Sea in Exodus 14, and then the Jordan River in Joshua 4–5).
Reproach is being rolled away (Josh. 5:9 [8]). Any old sense of failure that is still a part of our identity that is allowed to remain
will hinder us. Jesus wants to roll that off us. And remember, praise is the key. As you praise Him, old reproaches will roll off and away. The angels roll the stone away from the Garden tomb. Matthew 28: 2-4
New provision (Exod. 12:35–36 [9]; Josh. 5:10–12 [10]). Each Passover is a time when the Lord wants to bless us with new provision. Look for it and expect it!
5. It’s the month of redemption. (A price has been paid for us to be set free from each one of your “prisons.”) Let’s read Ruth, and see how Boaz bought back the property that had been lost for Ruth and Naomi, and how this brought Ruth into her destiny. Declare all is being unlocked and that we are moving into our destiny. Jesus has bought back our destiny at a great price.
6. It’s the month of the beginning of miracles. See Nehemiah 2:1 [11] and Esther 3:7 [12]. In both cases, the miraculous chain of events was set into motion during Nisan.
7. The month that sets the course for our future. The Lord wants the whole year to be one of victory, advance, and increase.
8. Every year, the spirit of God needs to blow on us during this month. Let’s ask the Holy Spirit to blow upon us for refreshing, for new revelation, and for a quickened understanding of what God is doing in this new season.
9. Linked to the constellation of Aries (the ram or the lamb). Jesus is the lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world (John 1:29 [13]). God provided a ram for Abraham to sacrifice instead of Isaac. He is Jehovah Jireh and God will provide (Gen. 22:14 [14]). Expect unusual sources of provision.
10. It is the month kings go to war; it’s a new year for kings. This is the year when Prince Charles is coronated King Charles III. God wants to “expand” us. Declare that plans and new beginnings shall begin to take place. Many of us have or will be fasting over the next few months. We are about to see the results.
11. The month of speech. If we speak negatively during this month, it will adversely affect us at a later stage. The seeds of negativity take root and will pull us backward. Conversely, our positive confessions will “grab the wind” and change the atmosphere. (See 1 Peter 3:9 [15]; 1 Samuel 1:17 [16]; 2:20–21 [17].)
12. It’s a time to put our best foot forward. We need to assess both where we are now and where we are headed.
13. The month of paying our taxes. We need to “learn to fish.” Jesus tells Peter to fish and a shekel will be found in the mouth of the fish to pay their temple tax. If we struggle to pay our taxes, let the Lord give us new and unusual means of supply. (See Matt. 17:27 [18].)
14. We must step forward this month. Don’t wait and hold back. Move ahead confidently in God. Numbers 33:3 (AMP) says, “The Israelites went out [of Egypt] with a high hand and triumphantly” and we declare that we also will go out with “the high praises of God in our mouths and a two edged sword in our hands; we will march right into the enemies camp, right into Canaan’s land”. The fruit is enormous!
References
[1] “Now the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, ‘This month shall be your beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year to you’” (Exod. 12:1–2).
[2] “And the Lord said, ‘Judah shall go up. Indeed I have delivered the land into his hand’” (Judg. 1:2).
[3] “Then the children of Israel arose and went up to the house of God to inquire of God. They said, ‘Which of us shall go up first to battle against the children of Benjamin?’ The Lord said, ‘Judah first!’” (Judg. 20:18).
[4] “The standard of the camp of the children of Judah set out first according to their armies” (Num. 10:14).
[5] “A light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of Your people Israel” (Luke 2:32).
[6] “I will also give You as a light to the Gentiles, that You should be My salvation to the ends of the earth” (Isa. 49:6).
[7] “To open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light” (Acts 26:18).
[8] “Then the Lord said to Joshua, ‘This day I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you’” (Josh. 5:9). The angel rolled the stone away Matthew 28: 2-4
[9] Now the children of Israel had done according to the word of Moses, and they had asked from the Egyptians articles of silver, articles of gold, and clothing. And the Lord had given the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they granted them what they requested. Thus they plundered the Egyptians” (Exod. 12:35–36).
[10] “Now the children of Israel camped in Gilgal, and kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the month at twilight on the plains of Jericho. And they ate of the produce of the land on the day after the Passover, unleavened bread and parched grain, on the very same day. Then the manna ceased on the day after they had eaten the produce of the land; and the children of Israel no longer had manna, but they ate the food of the land of Canaan that year” (Josh. 5:10–12).
[11] “And it came to pass in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was before him, that I took the wine and gave it to the king” (Neh. 2:1).
[12] “In the first month, which is the month of Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, they cast Pur (that is, the lot)” (Esther 3:7).
[13] “The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, ‘Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!’” (John 1:29).
[14] “And Abraham called the name of the place, The-Lord-Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, ‘In the Mount of the Lord it shall be provided’” (Gen. 22:14).
[15] “Not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing” (1 Pet. 3:9).
[16] “Then Eli answered and said, ‘Go in peace, and the God of Israel grant your petition which you have asked of Him’” (1 Sam. 1:17).
[17] “And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, and say, ‘The Lord give you descendants from this woman for the loan that was given to the Lord.’ Then they would go to their own home. And the Lord visited Hannah, so that she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile the child Samuel grew before the Lord” (1 Sam. 2:20–21).
[18] “Nevertheless, lest we offend them, go to the sea, cast in a hook, and take the fish that comes up first. And when you have opened its mouth, you will find a piece of money; take that and give it to them for Me and you” (Matt. 17:27).
(Note: The source material comes from a series of lectures given by Chuck Pierce [Glory of
Zion].
